Sega’s full-price game revenue was down 12% in the past fiscal year, but it anticipates a big comeback with four major upcoming releases 

Sega Sammy Holdings, the parent company of Sega, has announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2026. As reported by GameBiz, Sega saw revenue related to full-price video games decline by 12% year-on-year, with both new releases and catalogue titles performing weaker than in previous years. 

During this fiscal period, Sega released Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Racing: CrossWorld, Persona 3 Reload (console versions), Football Manager 26,  and Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties among other titles, some of which reportedly fell short of expectations. Revenue related to newly launched titles was down 11%, while catalogue sales (sales of games released in previous years) were down 12.6%. 

On the other hand, during the current fiscal year (April 2026 – March 2027), Sega expects a big comeback, with annual revenue projected to grow by 41.8% year-on-year. The company is basing these figures on four major game releases planned for the upcoming period, one of which is RGG Studio’s ambitious new project Stranger Than Heaven, slated for a Winter 2026 release. 

The remaining three titles due to release by April 2027 are not known yet, but Sega has made big announcements like Persona 4 Revival, New Virtua Fighter Project (tentative title) and Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 among others. 

When it comes to free-to-play titles, Sega says annual revenue grew by 14% in the recently ended fiscal year, but this was carried by the company’s existing titles, while new releases (like Persona 5: The Phantom X and Sonic Rumble Party) performed below expectations.